[ 2021-02-22 ]

We’ll resist any attempt to increase fuel prices – Minority
The Minority in Parliament says the government is
being insensitive to the plight of suffering
Ghanaians with the recent increases in the prices
of petroleum products.

According to the Minority, the increase in the
price of fuel is an indication of the
government’s poor management of the energy
sector.

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Yapei-Kusawgu,
John Jinapor said they will resist any attempt by
government to further increase fuel prices.

He further added the Minority will not tolerate
any such increments.

The Yapei-Kusawgu thus insisted the Akufo-Addo
presidency is out of ideas in raising revenue to
manage the sector.

“The recent increase has only resulted in
worsening off the living conditions of the already
improvised Ghanaians under the Akufo-Addo
presidency. It this appear that things are taking
for the worse as international rating agencies
have begun sounding the alarm bells on Ghana’s
huge and unsustainable debt levels.”

“One cannot account but come to the conclusion
that the Akufo-Addo government has ran out of
ideas. Hence their decision to resort to such
rampage petroleum increase. Notice is hereby
served and the Minority and the people of Ghana
for that matter will not tolerate any further
increment that will only exacerbate the suffering
of the Ghanaian. The government must think outside
the box and be innovative than these measures,”
he said.

Devise measures to stop fuel price increment –
COPEC to government
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has
asked the government to introduce measures to stop
the increase in fuel prices.

According to the Chamber, fuel prices have shot up
from Ghc 4.670 to Ghc 5.10 per litre within the
spate of a month.

The Chamber said although these increases cannot
be directly attributed to a deliberate
governmental action, authorities have a
responsibility to put in place measures to
forestall them.

It also called for a “clear, effective, national
petroleum price sustainability programme” in
order to control these increases.

Source - Citinewsroom

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